Christmas in July | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I’ve been really slow to jump on the holiday card bandwagon. I can see doing a bit of mass production on this one. I love pink + green together. It’s fairly postal friendly. Here’s to a fantastic day! Doodlebugs offers

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Beach Please | Erin Lee Creative

I recently picked up a bunch of goodies from Erin Lee Creative! I couldn’t wait to use the Just Us Girls Mood Board Challenge: Those colors are amazing, aren’t they?! Here’s a close up of the images: Today’s project captures the pale green and pink tones. I combined these products: I used Concord & 9th

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Making Spirits Bright | Waffle Flower Crafts

Waffle Flower recently released new products, additions to their Postage Collage collection. I love the layering stencils. It makes it so easy to whip up a card! I used the Waffle Flower Grip Mat V2 with the following distress oxide inks: I was inspired by the Color Hues Challenge: Affiliate links at no extra cost

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From Our House to Yours | Spellbinders

Thanks to my friends at Spellbinders for sending me the Out & About – Mushroom Mansion set to play with. I decided to design a Christmas in July project that combines the following products: I love how the Mushroom Mansion fits perfectly in that mug! The sentiment has been heat embossed in white on a

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Hello | Hero Arts + SALES

Happy Thursday, there is a new Inspired By…challenge! Every Thursday there will be a new inspiration photo and optional sketch! Here’s how I was inspired: I was inspired by the: My project combines the following Hero Arts products: These are the Hero Hues Core Inks: The cardbase is Paradise and I used Hero Arts gold glitter

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Happy Boo Day | Catherine Pooler

Have you ordered your Catherine Pooler **Boo Box** yet? It is packed with goodness: Over $225 value for $175! I designed another project with the **Boo Box**: Does it look a smidge familiar? I still had a portion of my In My Web Background panel leftover from my release day project. Today’s project features: I

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Chai Like you a Latte | Doodlebugswa

I’m back with another project for Doodlebugs… Today’s project features the following products from Doodlebugswa: I googled Land’s End Canvas Tote to give me a couple ideas on how I wanted to style the bag. I had so much fun putting this all together. I would definitely carry that tote! Here’s to a fantastic day!

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Coffee & Friends | Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge #31 Reminder

This is the reminder post for the Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge! We’re excited to announce that This Calls for Confetti is the sponsor for the month of July: For all the details about the challenge, please visit the post HERE. Here’s how I was inspired: I designed two projects, here’s are the details about the

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Boo Box | Catherine Pooler Release Day

Today is the day…the Catherine Pooler – **Boo Box** will be available in the shop! Did you know: **Buy yours today** I designed this especially for today: I had so much fun with the new products! I combined some previously released inks to my project too. Here’s what I’m featuring today: *previously released I heat

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enjoy today.

I love fruit stamps and images…have you seen Reverse Confetti’s pineapples aplenty cardstock:  recollections/110/white, stampin’ up basic black  stamps:  reverse confetti/pineapples aplenty  ink:  fresh ink grass/fuschia  other  reverse confetti/triple chevies, your next stamp/gold/gum drops, sewing machine I teamed them up with the triple chevies pineapples aplenty pineapples aplenty confetti cuts I was inspired by the

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need to venti?

I’m trying to spread the latte love around in my craft room.  I have a couple of coffee sets and I’m trying to make the rounds with them. This is with the MFT:  Dienamics Coffee Perk Up stamp set Steel Grey card stock Yup, I upcycled a Starbucks Sleeve! I was inspired by MFT Sketch

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the power of two…

♡two lattes♡ cardstock:  stampin’ up blushing bride/rose red, papertrey ink vellum  stamps:  stampin’ up yippee skippee  ink:  gold embossing powder  other:  stampin’ up hearts mask, create a smila/coffee to go chippies, reverse confetti/tag me confetti cut, modeling paste, pebbles gold scallop tape I need to use my Stampin’ up Goodies more and decided to combine

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Curtain Call Bouquet: sponsored by Penny Black

post two of two for today…click HERE for the Neat and Tangled/The Cut Shoppe collaboration! It’s time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge! photo source:  designlovefest.com We have a new sponsor, Penny Black, for the Curtain Call Inspiration: Bouquet!  A randomly selected participant in the Bouquet challenge will have their choice of a Penny Black gift certificate, while the LEAD will

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Neat & Tangled collaboration with The Cut Shoppe

post one of two for today…click HERE for the Curtain Call Challenge. It’s an exciting week….Neat & Tangled is collaborating with The Cut Shoppe! What?  You didn’t know that I had a Cameo?!  LOL…it has collected quite a bit of dust and the wonderful Ashley Horton of The Cut Shoppe totally held my hand a

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welcome, little one.

I whipped this card up last night for a friend of mine.  She recently adopted a new pug puppy! So I wanted to make her a ‘new baby’ card: cardstock:  stampin’ up basic black, papertrey ink vellum  paper:  mme/jubilee/tangerine  stamps:  reverse confetti/puppy love & fancy word coordinates ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  reverse confetti/puppy

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the essence…

One of my favorite paper collections is Basic Grey’s Persimmon.  I never tire of it and tend to hoard my paper.  I was inspired by a couple challenges: cardstock:  recollections/110/white  paper:  basic grey/persimmon stamps:  stampin’ up/love is kindness  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics  other:  stampin’ up embossing folder, martha stewart wool yarn, cork, circle punch 

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lucky me.

I love a good challenge. I’ve been wanting to play over in  the classroom I picked up a ton of the new Essentials by Ellen before we left for Japan and I’m just now getting to play with them. I knew that I wanted to use the Laurel Wreath, in gold, but of course!  Then

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SFYTT: think happy thoughts

Hello Hello! It’s Saturday and I’m hopefully going to be crafting up a storm today because I should have cleaned and organized yesterday. I have a Happy card today: paper:  pebbles cottage living  stamps:  reverse confetti/color me happy  ink:  zing black, fresh ink peach  other:  beading hemp twine, papertrey ink vellum Don’t you love the

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